Charlie Strickland

850-363-2311
Charlie@TalonTrainingGroup.com

Charlie is the Lieutenant over the Violent Crimes Section of a local Sheriff's Office. His experience in this field lends him a strong grasp for teaching response to violent encounters. Charlie currently holds certifications as an NRA Instructor, Florida K Firearms Instructor, and LEO firearms instructor, driving instructor, and defensive tactics instructor with Florida's Criminal Justice Standards Training Commission. He is also certified as an instructor from Taser International, and a Motorcycle Instructor from IPTM. Charlie is the agency armorer, former training Sergeant, and the SWAT Team Leader for a medium sized law enforcement agency in the state of Florida. He has attended schools in Prevention of Suicide Bomber, Improvised Explosive Devices, Tactical Entry School, Carlos Hathcock's White Feather Sniper School and an array of others. He was a sniper on the SWAT team for 8 years and coordinates training for SWAT. Charlie is a certified NRA Patrol Carbine Instructor and instructs Response to Active Shooter and other classes. He and JD write the curriculum and most of the material for our videos and classes. He also holds a Masters in Business Administration at Florida State University. He has been a law enforcement officer since 1990. He has written articles in a variety of subject and publishes the Talon Newsletter.